An amnesiac cyborg awakens and learns to navigate life in a treacherous city.

Vinnie Mancuso of Collider gushes, “The detail put into ‘Alita: Battle Angel’s’ world-building is a feast for the eyes,” while Stephen Dalton of the Hollywood Reporter opines that the plot eventually “becomes bogged down in clunky exposition and action-heavy carnage.”

A world-class African-American pianist hires a tough Caucasian bodyguard, eventually confronting the dangers of racism with him.

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The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw offers, “It’s a handsomely made and watchable picture … and there is a real warmth in Ali and Mortensen’s performances.” Los Angeles Times’ Kenneth Turan describes it as a “savvy and super effective piece of popular entertainment.”

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